IronPigs

As I write this, I'm wearing my new IronPigs cap, purchased today at their store in the Valley Plaza mall in Hanover Township, Lehigh County. Navy blue with red highlights and the silver logo.

Actually, it looks a lot like a Gonzaga hat I have -- I have in-laws in Spokane, where the college is -- except that one has a bulldog on it instead of a pig.

I think this store idea is brilliant. Today was its first day, and the place was hopping. This is a great way to help build momentum -- and suck some early money from suckers like me -- while the team is toiling in Ottawa. The stadium will be ready next year.

Don't tell my wife, but I bought her a T-shirt as a present. I never got her anything for our 25th anniversary, so this should smooth things over.

I'm bullish on the IronPigs name, and I was confident they would come up with a good logo. I thought you might be interested in comparing the result, unveiled this week, with the logo for the biker club Iron Pigs. You can see them below, side by side:

Fiercenesswise, I have to give the edge to the biker pig. It has serious tusks, an unruly tuft of hair and the eyes of a demon, not to mention the fires of hell in the background.

The baseball pig looks very determined, even angry, but we're still talking about something you would find in a barnyard, not your nightmares.

I like it very much -- all those rivets are a nice touch -- and it makes a great hat. The only thing that bugs a little bit is the pig's mouth. It looks to me like it's in the wrong place. Or is that a tusk? But then the pig would have no mouth, just a snout. How would he eat?

Whatever my anatomical concerns, they won't keep me from wearing the hat, which should be quite a conversation piece until a lot more people get to that store. If you need an anniversary present, you can find it on Catasauqua Road near the Carmike theaters.

First, I have to tell you that I'm pretty excited about going to the games in the future. Also, I'll be buying some merchandise for my kids and I. That being said... When wearing a hat, etc., I'll half expect someone to ask me for a half pound of Boar's Head Cheese! It looks like a modernized logo for that company. Also, if you're familiar with Key West, FL, the logo looks much like the one for the Hog's Breath Saloon. Oh well. Just have to make the best of it.

Posted By: Rock | Mar 30, 2007 8:17:15 PM

"...for that company."

Bingo, mang. Buy, buy and consume.
Don't stop now. Go-go-go.

watch, buy and watch-------------and most of all
DON'T THINK!

Posted By: R Moshki | Apr 3, 2007 10:30:42 PM

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